Lot 2137
2137
cover -- 1901 (20 Apr.) printed envelope (creases) addressed to Major Browne, Tientsin (in charge of the railway) and bears ½a. tied by a good strike of the "F.P.O. No 15" c.d.s. ("00" for "20" error in date) and B.R.A. 5c. on ½c. (broken "s" variety) tied by "RAILWAY POST OFFICE/TONGKU" postmark. A fresh cover being used on the first date of issue of the 5c. surcharge as well as the first day this F.P.O. postmark was employed on the T.P.O. section between Tientsin and Hanku. Ex. Wilson Wong (1994). Photo
cover -- 1901 (20 Apr.) printed envelope (creases) addressed to Major Browne, Tientsin (in charge of the railway) and bears ½a. tied by a good strike of the "F.P.O. No 15" c.d.s. ("00" for "20" error in date) and B.R.A. 5c. on ½c. (broken "s" variety) tied by "RAILWAY POST OFFICE/TONGKU" postmark. A fresh cover being used on the first date of issue of the 5c. surcharge as well as the first day this F.P.O. postmark was employed on the T.P.O. section between Tientsin and Hanku. Ex. Wilson Wong (1994). Photo

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cover -- 1901 (20 Apr.) printed envelope (creases) addressed to Major Browne, Tientsin (in charge of the railway) and bears ½a. tied by a good strike of the "F.P.O. No 15" c.d.s. ("00" for "20" error in date) and B.R.A. 5c. on ½c. (broken "s" variety) tied by "RAILWAY POST OFFICE/TONGKU" postmark. A fresh cover being used on the first date of issue of the 5c. surcharge as well as the first day this F.P.O. postmark was employed on the T.P.O. section between Tientsin and Hanku. Ex. Wilson Wong (1994). Photo